Surgical Specialties And Procedures Review -
Questions With Precise Solutions (A+)
The procedure for a lower rectal malignancy that requires an abdominal and
rectal incision is:
Sigmoid resection
Whipple's
Wertheim
Abdominoperineal resection Right Ans - Abdominoperineal resection
During a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the size of the laterally placed
trocars is:
10 mm
14 mm
12 mm
5 mm Right Ans - 5 mm
The procedure performed for decompression of the cecum due to colonic
obstruction is:
Ileostomy
Gastrostomy
Cecostomy
Colostomy Right Ans - Cecostomy
A thoracoabdominal incision is used when performing a/an:
Partial gastrectomy
Pancreatic procedure
Open hiatal hernia repair
Cholecystectomy Right Ans - Open hiatal hernia repair
A type of deep retractor commonly used during an open cholecystectomy is
a/an:
Green
Gelpi
Harrington
US Army Right Ans - Harrington
,During a mastectomy, which irrigating solution is used on the muscle layer
due to its hypotonic properties?
Saline
Ringer's lactate
Glycine
Sterile water Right Ans - Sterile water
The instrument commonly used to provide traction on the gallbladder during
an open cholecystectomy is:
Pean forceps
Kocher clamp
Deaver retractor
Mixter forceps Right Ans - Pean forceps
The instrument used for common duct exploration during an open
cholecystectomy is:
Bakes dilator
Ochsner trocar
Fogarty catheter
Schnidt forceps Right Ans - Bakes dilator
Another name for a partial gastrectomy is:
Whipple
Meckel
Billroth I
Wertheim Right Ans - Billroth I
during a thyroidectomy, the nerve that must be preserved is the:
Vagus
Hypoglossal
Glossopharyngeal
Recurrent laryngeal Right Ans - Recurrent laryngeal
The laparoscope with attached video camera is inserted through the _____ port
during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Xiphoid
Mediolateral
Lateral
Umbilical Right Ans - Umbilical
,A Silverman biopsy needle is used for a/an _____ biopsy.
Lung
Cervical
Kidney
Liver Right Ans - Liver
The procedure performed to correct pyloric stenosis in the newborn is:
Nissen
Heller
Kasai
Fredet-Ramstedt Right Ans - Fredet-Ramstedt
During a laparoscopic appendectomy, what instrument is commonly used to
dissect free the appendix from its attachment to the mesoappendix?
Enoscissors
Endo-dissecting forceps
Endoscopic linear stapler
Endo-Ligaclip applier Right Ans - Endoscopic linear stapler
At the completion of the anastomosis of an intestine, the instruments used on
the bowel are placed:
On back table
In separate basin
Off the sterile field
On Mayo tray Right Ans - In separate basin
What type of hernia is a combination of direct and indirect inguinal hernia?
Sliding
Hyposastric
Ventral
Pantaloon Right Ans - Pantaloon
A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used when treating:
Peptic ulcers
Prostate cancer
Esophageal varices
Coronary artery disease Right Ans - Esophageal varices
, The structures that must be ligated prior to removal of the gallbladder are the:
Cystic artery and hepatic duct
Common bile duct and cystic duct
Common bile duct and hepatic duct
Cystic artery and cystic duct Right Ans - Cystic artery and cystic duct
A hemolytic disease of the newborn is known as:
Thalassemia
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Polycythemia
Hemolytic anemia Right Ans - Erythroblastosis fetalis
Another name for Whipple's procedure is:
Pancreatectomy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Transduodenal sphincterotomy
Hepatic resection Right Ans - Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Omental flaps, falciform ligament, or Gerota's fascia flaps may be used:
Control splenic hemorrhage
Control liver hemorrhage
Repair abdominal defects
Repair pelvic defects Right Ans - Control liver hemorrhage
Pancreaticojejunostomy is performed for:
Cancer of the cecum
Hepatitis
Pancreatic pseudocysts
Obstruction of the duodenum Right Ans - Pancreatic pseudocysts
Choledochotomy is performed to:
Bypass the common bile duct
Visualize the common bile duct
Drain the common bile duct
Excise the common bile duct Right Ans - Drain the common bile duct
The Heller procedure is performed to correct:
Esophageal diverticulum
Gastric acidosis
Questions With Precise Solutions (A+)
The procedure for a lower rectal malignancy that requires an abdominal and
rectal incision is:
Sigmoid resection
Whipple's
Wertheim
Abdominoperineal resection Right Ans - Abdominoperineal resection
During a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the size of the laterally placed
trocars is:
10 mm
14 mm
12 mm
5 mm Right Ans - 5 mm
The procedure performed for decompression of the cecum due to colonic
obstruction is:
Ileostomy
Gastrostomy
Cecostomy
Colostomy Right Ans - Cecostomy
A thoracoabdominal incision is used when performing a/an:
Partial gastrectomy
Pancreatic procedure
Open hiatal hernia repair
Cholecystectomy Right Ans - Open hiatal hernia repair
A type of deep retractor commonly used during an open cholecystectomy is
a/an:
Green
Gelpi
Harrington
US Army Right Ans - Harrington
,During a mastectomy, which irrigating solution is used on the muscle layer
due to its hypotonic properties?
Saline
Ringer's lactate
Glycine
Sterile water Right Ans - Sterile water
The instrument commonly used to provide traction on the gallbladder during
an open cholecystectomy is:
Pean forceps
Kocher clamp
Deaver retractor
Mixter forceps Right Ans - Pean forceps
The instrument used for common duct exploration during an open
cholecystectomy is:
Bakes dilator
Ochsner trocar
Fogarty catheter
Schnidt forceps Right Ans - Bakes dilator
Another name for a partial gastrectomy is:
Whipple
Meckel
Billroth I
Wertheim Right Ans - Billroth I
during a thyroidectomy, the nerve that must be preserved is the:
Vagus
Hypoglossal
Glossopharyngeal
Recurrent laryngeal Right Ans - Recurrent laryngeal
The laparoscope with attached video camera is inserted through the _____ port
during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Xiphoid
Mediolateral
Lateral
Umbilical Right Ans - Umbilical
,A Silverman biopsy needle is used for a/an _____ biopsy.
Lung
Cervical
Kidney
Liver Right Ans - Liver
The procedure performed to correct pyloric stenosis in the newborn is:
Nissen
Heller
Kasai
Fredet-Ramstedt Right Ans - Fredet-Ramstedt
During a laparoscopic appendectomy, what instrument is commonly used to
dissect free the appendix from its attachment to the mesoappendix?
Enoscissors
Endo-dissecting forceps
Endoscopic linear stapler
Endo-Ligaclip applier Right Ans - Endoscopic linear stapler
At the completion of the anastomosis of an intestine, the instruments used on
the bowel are placed:
On back table
In separate basin
Off the sterile field
On Mayo tray Right Ans - In separate basin
What type of hernia is a combination of direct and indirect inguinal hernia?
Sliding
Hyposastric
Ventral
Pantaloon Right Ans - Pantaloon
A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used when treating:
Peptic ulcers
Prostate cancer
Esophageal varices
Coronary artery disease Right Ans - Esophageal varices
, The structures that must be ligated prior to removal of the gallbladder are the:
Cystic artery and hepatic duct
Common bile duct and cystic duct
Common bile duct and hepatic duct
Cystic artery and cystic duct Right Ans - Cystic artery and cystic duct
A hemolytic disease of the newborn is known as:
Thalassemia
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Polycythemia
Hemolytic anemia Right Ans - Erythroblastosis fetalis
Another name for Whipple's procedure is:
Pancreatectomy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Transduodenal sphincterotomy
Hepatic resection Right Ans - Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Omental flaps, falciform ligament, or Gerota's fascia flaps may be used:
Control splenic hemorrhage
Control liver hemorrhage
Repair abdominal defects
Repair pelvic defects Right Ans - Control liver hemorrhage
Pancreaticojejunostomy is performed for:
Cancer of the cecum
Hepatitis
Pancreatic pseudocysts
Obstruction of the duodenum Right Ans - Pancreatic pseudocysts
Choledochotomy is performed to:
Bypass the common bile duct
Visualize the common bile duct
Drain the common bile duct
Excise the common bile duct Right Ans - Drain the common bile duct
The Heller procedure is performed to correct:
Esophageal diverticulum
Gastric acidosis
